I'm not sure who enjoyed this book more, the children or me! It's hard to put it down for wondering what these children will do next. (This book is a 'magical' fairy tale.)

My daughter really enjoys these American Girl mysteries.

My boys have loved all things Gary Paulsen:

Tonight, we're not doing much reading though. The older children are out of town for the weekend and the younger 3 have decided that they want to 'rough it' and 'camp'. So, they have all of their pillows in the floor and they've built blanket walls around themselves, they've pulled up a tiny television to watch Benji, and I've taken them their MREs (chicken strips and oven fries) on their 'camping tins' (old cake pans), along with a 'canteen' (a big water jug) full of water- and they think this is the coolest night ever!

Sounds like a wonderful night. Your children are blessed to have you as a mother. I love your reading list. Wonderful books! We didn't really have a cool night I was too tired so we just all watched a movie together then went to bed lol.